- beforetime
- adverb Date: 14th century archaic formerly
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
beforetime
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Beforetime — Be*fore time , adv. Formerly; aforetime. [1913 Webster] [They] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 2 Kings xiii. 5. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beforetime — [bē fôr′tīm΄, bi fôr′tīm΄] adv. Archaic formerly … English World dictionary
beforetime — /bi fawr tuym , fohr /, adv. Archaic. formerly. [1250 1300; ME bifor time. See BEFORE, TIME] * * * … Universalium
beforetime — adverb formerly Thou shalt see … Wiktionary
beforetime — Synonyms and related words: aforetime, ahead, ahead of time, anticipative, anticipatory, before, before now, beforehand, betimes, bright and early, earlier, early, erenow, erewhile, erst, forehand, forehanded, foresighted, foresightedly, formerly … Moby Thesaurus
beforetime — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb Archaic. At a time in the past: already, before, earlier, erstwhile, formerly, once, previously. Archaic: aforetime. See PRECEDE … English dictionary for students
beforetime — formerly Forthright s Forsoothery … Phrontistery dictionary
beforetime — adv. previously; prior to; beforehand; in advance … English contemporary dictionary
beforetime — be•fore•time [[t]bɪˈfɔrˌtaɪm, ˈfoʊr [/t]] adv. archaic formerly • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
beforetime — /bəˈfɔtaɪm/ (say buh fawtuym), /bi / (say bee ) adverb Archaic formerly …
